By Paul Sandle and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said U.S. chipmaker Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware could make servers more expensive, and it would refer the[...]
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March 22, 2023
Trump-backed blank-check firm Digital World ousts CEO
By Helen Coster (Reuters) -Digital World Acquisition Corp, a blank-check firm that is set to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s media and technology company, said on Wednesday it ha[...]
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Amazon raises hourly pay for UK workers by 50 pence; union mulls more strikes
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday raised the minimum starting pay for its employees at its UK operations by up to 50 pence to between 11 pounds ($13.50) and 12 pounds per hour, a move that has an[...]
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Australian regulator considers greenwashing complaint against Etihad
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s competition watchdog will consider a greenwashing complaint made against Etihad by a local environmental group that accused the airline on W[...]
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Syngenta’s $9.5 billion IPO moves closer with Shanghai bourse hearing
By John Revill and Julie Zhu ZURICH/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Syngenta’s $9.5 billion flotation has moved a step closer after the Shanghai Stock Exchange scheduled a hearing next week for the[...]
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Factbox-Banking turmoil may prompt Fed to go slow on interest rate hikes
(Updates Barclays view, money market expectations) (Reuters) – Most Wall Street banks expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points at the end of its two[...]
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As Fed meeting looms, economists see central bank balance sheet in new light
By Michael S. Derby WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Historic Federal Reserve lending to banks in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse punched a huge hole in its effort to shrink the size of its bal[...]
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Analysis-What’s behind bitcoin’s latest surge?
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – At the turn of the year, bitcoin was in the grip of a bleak midwinter, down and out after a 2022 defined by tumbling crypto prices, bankruptcies and corporate sc[...]
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German ‘wise ones’ see inflation uptick if banking woes halt rate rises
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s economic council on Wednesday warned that inflation could remain high for longer or even pick up again if financial market worries prevent central banks from raising[...]
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